Rapid British Mobilization Secures Indian Frontier
Simla August 19 reports show swift British troop mobilization at Peshawar with over 35,000 troops on the frontier. All is quiet in the Khyber Pass and Kurram valley as Gen Hilood advances nine miles in Swat with no enemy signs. Mianguls submit and prospects hinge on Afghan Amir attitude.
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Khyber Pass
Korrum Valley
General Blood
Sweet Valley
Simla
Peshawar
Shabbadr
Kurram
Hilood
Swat
Nowshera
Rawal Pindi
Ameer
Cabul
Greater Republic Not Apt to Materialize
Washington Aug. 19 The government of the Greater Republic of Central America faces likely dissolution as Costa Rica and Guatemala refuse to advance plans to consolidate five republics into one. The Greater Republic may disintegrate into a general war, with Captain Merry’s ministerial departure delayed as President considers new information awaiting his return from vacation.
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Washington, D.D, C
Repulic
Central America
W. L. Merry
United States
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Salvador
Honduras
State Department
Merry
Bids opened for four year postal card supply
Washington August 19 bids for government postal cards for the four years beginning December 1 were opened. Estimated demand includes 1.8 billion ordinary cards, 20 million double or reply cards, and 250 million single email size cards. Albert Dagegert offered 12.95 cents per thousand for ordinary cards while Russell & Lodewyck bid 40 and 18 cents for the other classes.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Albert Dagegert
Russell & Lodewyck
Returned gold miner missing near Plainfield Wisconsin
Albert Gray of Grand Rapids once rich from Alaska gold finds no trace after July 20 letter from Seattle saying he would return. Telegrams claim he sold gold at San Francisco mint and went to Chicago. Fears of foul play rise as searches continue.
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Plainfield
Wis
Aug. C
Albert Gray
Grand Rapids
Here
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
United States Mint
San Francisco
Chicago
Galway Port of Call Seen by Laurier
Sir Wilfrid Laurier the Canadian premier visited Galway to gauge public views on the Canadian mail steamship line and assess Galway's suitability as a port of call. He had inspected Londonderry earlier in the trip and waited for Canada to respond to shipping plans.
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Wilfrid Laurier
Londonderry
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
Galway
Electrician Fatally Shocked in Bronx Dynamo Accident
George Leuthaueeon, master electrician for the Bronx Power Company, was fatally shocked when he touched a live dynamo in the morning. A strong electrical current caused his death at the scene in New York.
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New York
George Leuthaue Eon
Bronx
Stone Attack on Coal Train Injures Fireman in Barton
Unknown assailants concealed along the Cleveland Loraine and Wheeling tracks at Barton attacked a northbound coal train. Fireman Little was badly cut by a rock. A second collision occurred nearby with oil barrels placed on the rails. engineer Leggett kept speed down and no further damage was reported. Authorities pursue the perpetrators.
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Little
Cleveland, Loraine
Wheeling
W. Va
Barton
Leggett
President reviews Twenty-first Infantry at Champlain
The Twenty-first Infantry, U.S.A. was reviewed by the president and party at Hotel Champlain on Aug 1. Postmaster General Gary and family joined the group to view the guard mount and dress parade. The president and Secretary Alger depart for Troy tonight and return to Bluff Point tomorrow night.
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Hotel Champlain
Twenty-first Infantry
U. 8 A
Gary
Alger
Troy
Bluff Point
Wheat Still Jumps on Speculative Trading in New York
Wheat prices surged to a yearly high as September moved to 95 4 cents amid nervous shorts and strong northwest reports. Traders cited late threshing and poor No 1 Northern quality from Minnesota and the Dakotas, with futures closing nervy around 94 4 cents for September and 92 1/2 cents for December.
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New York
Europe
Northwest
Minnesota
Dakotas
F. O
Steamship Eugene To Serve As Hotel At Dawson City
The steamship Eugene of the Portland and Alaskan Trading and Transportation Co starts for Dawson City with an expected arrival around September 2. After towing via Astonia to Victoria and St Michael's, passengers transfer to the Bristol then back to the Eugene at St Michael's to continue to Dawson. There the Eugene will function as a hotel for the winter.
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Portland
Ore
Eugene
Portland and Alaskan Trading and Transportation Company
Dawson City
Astonia
Victoria
Bristol
St. Michael's
Dawson
Reopening of Indian Mint Hints From Silver Market
A London Gazette commentary notes the demoralized silver market as Americans selling today may resume buying in anticipation of India mint reopening. It questions whether Britain will back U S monetary proposals.
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London
Westminster Gazette
America
Great Britain
United States
Sherman Answers Japan on Hawaii Annexation Policy
Secretary Sherman sent to Japan an answer to its note on Hawaii annexation. The document reiterates the right of annexation while assuring Japanese interests in Hawaii will be safeguarded and favors arbitration on Japanese migration. Tokyo will not act until Sept. 7 when the full text reaches the foreign office.
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Washington
Sherman
Japan
Hawaii
United States
Hoshi
Secretary of State
Naval Officers in Trouble Over Jubilee Souvenirs
Officers from the Brooklyn visiting London accepted queen's jubilee medals as souvenirs. One officer reported the issue to the secretary of the navy and learned such medals require a special act of congress to be accepted. Others keep silent about their gifts.
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Washington, D. C
Brooklyn
London
Queen's Privy Purse
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
France and Reciprocity Move Toward Treaty
The French government acknowledged by Ambassador Patenotre a reciprocity treaty under the tariff law. The secretary hopes to take up the subject soon as the first practical use of the reciprocity clause. A careful study of France United States trade is underway in preparation for negotiations.
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Washington
Sherman
Patenotre
United States
France
Brooklyn Toddlers Bathing Accident Leaves Grogan With Broken Neck
Maurice Grogan aged 2 lies at Long Island hospital after a springboard dive at the bath house ended with head first impact on the oak bottom. He was unconscious when surfaced and an ambulance carried him to the hospital. doctors think recovery possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
N. Y
Maurice Grogan
Long Ialand Hospital
Grogan
Bath House
Severe Storms Ravage Silesia Killing Several In Lightning
Severe storms sweep Silesia with multiple fatalities from lightning. Typhus spreads in Rogan as floodwater contamination from refuse prompts a health crisis.
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Silesia
Berlin
Rogan
Hanged for Assault in Tennessee First Legal Execution
Memphis Tennessee August 19 Harvey Deberry colored was hanged this morning in the fall yard for attempted assault on a seven year old girl on October 5 1896. He maintained innocence while on the gallows. This marks Tennessee’s first legal hanging for the crime.
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Memphis
Tenn
Harvey Deberry
Fall Yard
Deberry
Galoge
Tennessee
German envoy Denies Retirement Plans
At the German embassy in London the claim that Count Von Hatefeldt-Wildenburg will retire from diplomatic service at year end and be replaced by Prince Ven Radolin, ambassador at St Petersburg, is denied.
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London
Count von Hatefeldt-Wildenburg
Court of St. James
St. Petersburg
Ven Radolin
Parmer Brow’s Fatal Dynamoite Accident
Rockart Ga Aug 10 W B L Davis a wealthy farmer was killed when dynamite cartridges placed under a stove to dry them exploded wrecking the house. The incident occurred in the morning and left the scene with extensive damage.
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Parmer
Rockart
W. B. L. Davis
Angell Arrives as U S Minister to Turkey
James B Angell, newly appointed United States minister to Turkey, arrived at Mis Post today amid ceremony. The event marks Angell's first duties in Ankara and signals ongoing diplomatic expansion with Turkey.
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Turkey
Mis
Axees
James B. Angell
Unit
Bera
Railroad to Klondike
Ottawa reports Hon. Clifford Sifton will accompany Major Walsh to Taguig to assess Yukon supply transport. The party departs Victoria Aug 26 aboard the Qua dra for Dyea. Lt. Col. Henry Aylmer resigns as registrar due to health. A survey party led by Mr. Jennings, C F of Toronto, plans a Sept 26 departure to survey a Canadian interior railway route.
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Ottawa
Ont
Clifford Sifton
Major Walsh
Yukon
Taguig
Victoria
B. C
Quadra
Dyea
Henry Aylmer
Jennings
C. F
Toronto
Attorney General to Rule on Dingley Tariff Discrimination
Washington August 1 The attorney general's decision on the discriminating duty provision in the Dingley tariff law awaited today amid lengthy briefs. McKenna pressed to complete review, with a decision possibly not until Saturday as hefty filings, notably Carlisle's 25 000 words, are examined.
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Washington
McKenna
Carlisle
Wool Prices Rise Across Boston Markets
Boston wool houses raise prices by 2 to 11 cents amid rising demand and a reported scarcity. One dealer warns that if demand lasts, America may need to import wool by January 1. The Phoenix Woolen mill in Greenwich plans full loom operation next week after receiving ample orders.
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Boston
America
Greenwich
R. I
Phoenix
Ory
Seamen Flogged After Royal Sovereign Court Martial
Portsmouth report on a Royal Sovereign court martial shows two seamen pleading guilty to gross insubordination and striking officers. One is sentenced to a year in penal servitude, the other to twenty four lashes plus three months penal servitude. Both are dismissed from service.
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Portsmouth
Royal Sovereign
Strange death of a child at Greenwich Street home
Eleven month old Jerome Jones died in a bizarre accident at his parents home at 73 Greenwich Street. He was in bed when a bicycle placed at the bed to keep him from falling toppled him forward. His foot caught the sprocket wheel and he rolled from the bed, landing face down in a rug and suffocating.
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New York
Jerome Jones
Greenwich Street
Jerome
Woman Forger Sentenced in Cleveland Case
May Anderson, arrested in the sale of forged Baltimore and Ohio mileage books, was sentenced to a $500 fine and costs and six months in the workhouse. If the fine is unpaid she faces four more years, and she wept loudly as she was led from the courtroom.
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Cleveland, O
May Anderson
Baltimore and Ohio
Explosion of Dust Wrecks Davenport Refinery
An explosion of dust destroyed the Davenport refinery elevator injuring two workers in the cupola who leaped sixty feet. Farmer William Wolf was crushed and his 11 year old daughter killed. Frank Stevens also injured as the building caught fire and burned. Loss set at 1540 with insurance.
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Davenport
John Rapp
John Rahn
William Wolf
Frank Stevens
Meteor Explodes Near Sheepshead Bay During Storm
A glowing meteor fell in a marsh near Sheepshead Bay Long Island during a thunder storm and exploded with a sound like a small field piece. The flash was seen from Brighton Beach race track and the blast was heard there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sheepshead Bay Village
Long Island
Brighton Beach
Nunnery practice shell kills and injures in Belgrade
A dispatch from Nivveh reports during naval unit practice a shell exploded. Several sailors were killed and many wounded. The incident occurred during training and caused extensive damage.
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Belgrade
Nivveh
Warship Mutiny Fears Aboard Leander at Plymouth
A Leander petty officer aboard the cruiser at Plymouth reports to his father that mutiny is feared on the ship bound for the Pacific. He says several crew members have resolved to desert when the vessel departs under orders from command.
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London
Leander
Plymouth
Pacific
Eonives
Maude el
Cuban Insurgents in Atlantic City Move Arms By Sea
Atlantic City authorities reveal a four month coordinated effort to supply Cuban insurgents with weapons. Five filibustering expeditions since April carried twelve rapid fire guns six dynamite guns and 60000 rounds of ammo to waiting steamers hidden under cargo. Cuban Junta agents operate from Atlantic City in contact with leaders in Philadelphia and New York.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Philadelphia
New York
Havana
Shoe Strike Ties Detroit Plant. 700 Workers Affected
In Detroit on August 19 Pingree and Smith's shoe factory the city's sole union shop was shut down at noon by a strike of the bottomers. About 700 workers are affected. The firm offers arbitration but workers say it favors the firm and seek higher pay for specific shoe grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detriot
Pingree & Smith's
Phenix Savings Bank begins paying 2 percent dividends
Phenix Savings Bank of Rhode Island started paying depositors a 2 percent dividend as part of its settlement with customers. The run on the bank forced a doors closing and a limit of twenty five depositors inside at a time, reflecting the institution’s heavy impact on the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Phenix Savings Bank of
Rhode Island
Phenix
R. L. Aue
Phenix Savings Bank
Great Northern Railroad to Tunnel Cascade Range
Active work on the Great Northern railroad tunnel in the Cascade mountains will start tomorrow. The tunnel will be two and one half miles long, sixteen feet wide and twenty three feet high, at a cost of two million dollars and two years to complete. It will reduce the ascent by one thousand feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Aus
Great Northern Railroad
Cascade Mountains
Bruix Returns to Dunkirk With Disabled Machinery
The French cruiser Bruix, escorting President Faure and entourage to Kronstadt, returns to Dunkirk with all machinery disabled. The battleship Dupuy de Lôme has begun replacing Bruix’s damaged equipment.
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Bruix
Dunkirk
Surecuf
Pothuau
President Faure
Cuke
Cronstadt
Dupun de
Exiled Spanish Anarchists Leave London for America
Report from London dated August 1 states a group of Spanish anarchists who recently arrived in England began travel to America this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
America
Unconfirmed reports circulate on Cardlats in Chelva district
Reports from Valencia suggest Cardlats in the Chelva district may be moving toward an elm removal action. The information is not confirmed and details are unclear.
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Madrid
Valencia
Chelva
Elma
Revenue Collections Show July Total of 19 Million
The July 1997 U S Internal Revenue monthly statement reports 19,472,658 in total collections, up 5,215,976 from July 1996. Fermented liquors lead gains with 8,758,798 and a 4,864,451 increase. spirits rise 7,127,69 with 385,895 more. tobacco falls 12,028. oleomargarine drops 18,401. miscellaneous down 9,099. The surge in beer stamp redemptions reflects anticipated tax rise to 1 per barrel.
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Washington
President McKinley Abandons Saratoga Visit Plan
Washington August 19. The proposed trip of President McKinley to Saratoga has been abandoned because Mrs. McKinley is ill. The presidential party will instead go to Troy to visit the Waterville Gun factory and hold a public reception. They plan to depart Lake Champlain permanently Monday for the G A R encampment at Buffalo.
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Washington
McKinley
Saratoga
Troy
Black
Bluff Point
Lake Champlain
Buffalo
Trolley Car Collision at Buffalo Avenue Crossing
A trolley car on the Niagara Falls line to Echota collided with a Niagara Junction freight engine at Buffalo avenue crossing last evening. Three passengers were injured: Mrs. F. J. Peterson of Niagara Falls Ontario with head and leg injuries. Mrs. Finich of Woodstock Ontario with a broken shoulder, arm and leg injuries. and Anna Peterson, the daughter, with leg injuries and shock.
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Niagara Falls
Echota
Niagara Junction Railway
Buffalo Avenue
F. J. Peterson
Ontario
Finich
Woodstock
Peterson
Anna Peterson
By Laws Amended at American Legion of Honor Session
Buffalo August 19 two supreme council sessions of the American Legion of Honor ended with adoption of a new by law change and a new assessment rate table. The old member option is removed and the new rates apply to all members.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Supreme Council of the American Legion of Honor
Bombings in Constantinople Prompt Armenian Arrests
Three Armenians were jailed after yesterday’s bomb explosions in Constantinople. One attacker was a Kassarieh native with injuries to his hand. Police search the Armenian quarter as troops patrol the streets for accomplices.
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Constantinople
Kassarieh
Christian Endeavor Re Union Held At Mount Alto
Chambersburg Pa August 19 The Christian Endeavor reunion at Mount Alto today drew several thousand attendees. Song services featured addresses by Professor Lowe and wife of Philadelphia Rev C A Oliver of York state superintendent Rev Allen B Phillips of Philadelphia Rev L W Muphall of Germantown and Rev George B Stewart of Harrisburg.
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Christian Endeavor
Chambersburg
Mount Alto
Lowe
Philadelphia
C. A. Oliver
York
Allen B. Phillips
L. W. Muphall
Germantown
George B. Stewart
Harrisburg
Transatlantic Departures and Arrivals Report
Liverpool ships update shows Germanic arriving from New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg. Saalo arriving from New York. Majestic sailing from Liverpool to New York. Rotterdam sailing from Rotterdam to New York. Bourlogne sailing to New York. Furst Bismarck departing New York bound for Hamburg.
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Liverpool
Germanic
New York
Bremen
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Queenstown
Majestic
Bourlogne
Rotterdam
Furst Bismarck
Hambure
Weather forecast for the middle states and New England
The Uerald reports fair weather today with fresh southwest to northwest winds and a fall in temperature. Local rain or thunderstorms are possible in northern districts and New England. Saturday brings slightly warmer temperatures, increasing cloudiness, and rain in the lake regions.
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Uerald
New York
Middle States
New England
Conventions, Weather, and Local News Digest
Morning briefing reports threats of severe weather across regions and key conventions on the Indian frontier plus Sherman's Japan reply. Atlantic City filibustering expedition noted. Baseball games highlighted. Dobbs wins matle decision. Elks order updates and local government notices underscore a busy civic day.
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Sherman
Japan
Atlantic City
Dobbs
Order of Elks
State Newa
Knights of Pythias Debate Tax Hikes and Schedule Changes
The Grand Lodge discussed Finance Committee recommendations to raise per capita tax from 20 to 30 cents for two years, with a later vote adjusting to 24 cents for two years after debate. The mileage allowance was cut from four to three cents per mile and daily pay from 2 to 2 dollars. Proceedings extended to 6 pm to avoid night session.
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Grand Lodge
Finance Committee
Jodge
Grand Tribunal
Session narrows site for next year’s Grand Lodge meeting
Evening session at 7 30 p m weighed Laurel Hill drill report and thanked Scranton citizens for prize fund support. Grand Chancellor Dunnel’s report was reviewed pending tomorrow officer nominations to serve for one year starting at convention end. Lebanon was chosen as the meeting location amid nominations and installation planned today.
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Lébanon
Grand Lodge
Farviews
Grand Lodge of the
Knights of Pythias
Lebanon
H. N. Dunnell
Irish Catholic Benevolent Union
Providence
R. I
Catholic Total Abstinence Union
Boston
Laurel Hill Park
Scranton
Dunnell
Harrisburg
Reading
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Altoona
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Brighton
Cuba
Detroit
Pingree
Smith
Faure
Anarchists For America
President M'Kinley
Saratoga Springs
American Legion OF Honor
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First District
Jermyn
Weathe
City Suburban
Lackawanna County News
Mosk Comumaratet
Co. M. Deem
Grand Outer Guard
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